The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.
An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.
The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.
Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.
The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.
The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.
The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.
The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.

The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.
An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.
The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.
Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.
The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.
The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.
The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.
The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.

The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.
An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.
The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.
Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.
The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.
The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.
The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.
The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.

The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.
An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.
The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.
Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.
The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.
The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.
The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.
The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.

The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.
An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.
The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.
Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.
The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.
The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.
The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.
The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.

Alto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis).
The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years. Most of this growth has been concentrated in the department capital of Ciudad del Este, and mainly occurred after the construction of the Puente de la Amistad bridge in 1961, which connects Paraguay and Brazil. This department is home to the Itaipu power plant, which supplies 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay, and the Acaray Dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo and the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Park are situated in this department.
The city of Presidente Franco was the first city founded in this department. Several important agricultural establishments are centered in the region of Minga Guazú which is home of the Guarani International Airport.

Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.
The Ciudad de Asunción is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San Antonio, Limpio, Capiatá and Villa Elisa, which are part of the Central Department. The Asunción metropolitan area has more than 2 million inhabitants. The Municipality of Asunción is listed on the Asunción Stock Exchange, as BVPASA: MUA, a unique feature of any city.
It is the home of the national government, principal port, and the chief industrial and cultural centre of the country.

Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.
The Ciudad de Asunción is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San Antonio, Limpio, Capiatá and Villa Elisa, which are part of the Central Department. The Asunción metropolitan area has more than 2 million inhabitants. The Municipality of Asunción is listed on the Asunción Stock Exchange, as BVPASA: MUA, a unique feature of any city.
It is the home of the national government, principal port, and the chief industrial and cultural centre of the country.

Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.
The Ciudad de Asunción is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San Antonio, Limpio, Capiatá and Villa Elisa, which are part of the Central Department. The Asunción metropolitan area has more than 2 million inhabitants. The Municipality of Asunción is listed on the Asunción Stock Exchange, as BVPASA: MUA, a unique feature of any city.
It is the home of the national government, principal port, and the chief industrial and cultural centre of the country.

Alto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis).
The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years. Most of this growth has been concentrated in the department capital of Ciudad del Este, and mainly occurred after the construction of the Puente de la Amistad bridge in 1961, which connects Paraguay and Brazil. This department is home to the Itaipu power plant, which supplies 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay, and the Acaray Dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo and the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Park are situated in this department.
The city of Presidente Franco was the first city founded in this department. Several important agricultural establishments are centered in the region of Minga Guazú which is home of the Guarani International Airport.

The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.
An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.
The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.
Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.
The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.
The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.
The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.
The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.

Alto Paraná is a department in Paraguay. The capital is Ciudad del Este (formerly known as Puerto Presidente Stroessner, originally Puerto Flor de Lis).
The Alto Paraná department has experienced tremendous economic and population growth in the past 50 years. Most of this growth has been concentrated in the department capital of Ciudad del Este, and mainly occurred after the construction of the Puente de la Amistad bridge in 1961, which connects Paraguay and Brazil. This department is home to the Itaipu power plant, which supplies 95% of the energy consumed by Paraguay, and the Acaray Dam. Several ecological reserves, a zoo and the Taiwanese-Paraguayan Technology Park are situated in this department.
The city of Presidente Franco was the first city founded in this department. Several important agricultural establishments are centered in the region of Minga Guazú which is home of the Guarani International Airport.

Trinidad noche Paraguay

byWalid Nohra

The Pope Paulo III approved, in 1540, the Order of the Jesuits that had been founded by Ignacio de Loyola as a Missionary and Teaching Order. The Province of Paraguay was created in 1607 by the General Superior of the Company of Jesus.

An essential chapter in the history of Paraguay was the presence of the missionaries of the Company of Jesus, from 1609 to 1767, a time when the great utopian experience in the Jesuitic Reductions took place.

The Jesuits were located in an extensive region; in Paraguay (especially in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa), at the south of Brazil (State of Rio Grande do Sul), at the Argentine northeast (the province of Misiones) and to the south of Bolivia.

Some of the reductions located in Paraguay were those of San Cosme y San Damián, Trinidad, Jesus de Tavarangüe, Encarnación, in the Departamento of Itapúa; San Ignacio Guazu, Santa Rosa, Santa María de Fe and Santiago, in the Departamento de Misiones.

The beginning was very difficult, since they had to face the resistance of the natives. Later, the greater danger constituted the assaults of the “paulistas bandeirantes” (Portuguese intruders) that assaulted the reductions and took to the natives to enslave them.

The established Jesuitic reductions in this region rescued more than 100,000 natives of the slave maker operation of the “Encomienda” (compulsory work system the natives had to render to Spaniards). It constituted one of the most important social experiences in that time. The King Carlos III of Spain decreed the expulsion of the Order from the entire region in 1767, mainly by the dangerous threat the Jesuit project constituted for the slave holders and merchants.

The half of more than 60 Jesuitic reductions was destroyed by the slave holders of the neighboring Portuguese empire, for that reason the use of weapons by the Guaraní Indians was asked for to the Spanish king. Once obtained the authorization, the natives militarily trained by the Jesuits defeated the “paulistas” in the final battle of 1651 that finished with the incursions of the “bandeirantes”.

The Jesuits were expelled by the Spanish crown in 1767, which initiated the decay of the reductions. Currently remain imposing ruins, like Jesús, Trinidad and Santa Rosa, and notable wood images and statues that can be seen in the museums of colonial art in San Ignacio Guasu, Santa María de Fe, Santa Rosa de Lima and Santiago Apostol, and in the church of San Cosme y San Damián.